Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 578: Snake Entwined with a Cross

Yuan Zhinv looked at Lu Mingfei's thoughtful expression and knew that he was interested in this matter. She smiled and said, "How about it, Lu Sang, are you satisfied with this information? Is it enough to serve as an apology for using you as bait?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head and said, "I seem to have seen this pattern before."

Yuan Zhinv paused for a moment after hearing this. "Have you seen it?" He frowned.

Originally, Yuan Zhinv told Lu Mingfei this information, just to use Lu Mingfei as a mouthpiece to pass this information to Kassel College. With the resources in his hands, it was almost impossible to investigate the other party's information just by relying on a sign.

If you want to find out the meaning behind this symbol, probably only Kassel Academy, which has the artificial intelligence Norma and the support of the most powerful mixed-blood organization, the Secret Party, can do it.

But he didn't expect something unexpected to happen. Lu Mingfei actually said that he had seen this pattern before. This really surprised Yuan Zhisheng and even surprised him.

"Yes."

Lu Mingfei nodded and turned to look at Yaji beside him: "Senior Sister, do you still remember Father Bernardo?"

Aki nodded.

The Portugal incident had not been too long ago. Although it was not her first mission, it was her first mission that was considered quite dangerous. It was also during the Portugal mission that she met Lu Mingfei, so she would never forget it.

But Yuan Zhinu obviously didn't know about this. He frowned and asked, "Who is Father Bernardo?"

There are hybrids all over the world, and large and small hybrid incidents are happening all the time on this earth. The base of the Oni Clan is in Japan, and Genjiro is only concerned about Genjiro and the Eight Snake Clan, so naturally she has no idea about the major event that happened in the hybrid world a few months ago.

So Aki briefly explained to Minamoto Chino the whole process of the Portuguese incident.

After listening to this, Yuan Zhinv nodded: "So that's how it is. Such a big event actually happened a few months ago."

Yaji looked at Lu Mingfei: "So, Junior Brother, what you mean is... this matter may also be related to Father Bernardo?"

After all, she is an elite specialist in the executive department. She is meticulous and after a brief thought, she immediately thought of Father Bernardo, who seemed to have conducted similar human alchemy experiments.

Lu Mingfei shook his head: "I don't know if Father Bernardo has anything to do with this matter. But before he died, he did leave me a similar death message."

Lu Mingfei imitated Yuan Zhinu's movements, dipped his fingers into the teacup and dipped them in the tea. Then, he drew the mysterious symbols that Bernardo had left for him before his death on the dusty tatami.

Genjitsu and Aki couldn't help but look at the movement of Lu Mingfei's fingers. The symbol on the tatami was very simple, and it looked like an English letter "S" and a Chinese letter "X" stacked together.

"..."

But both Aki and Minamoto Chijo subconsciously frowned after seeing the symbol.

They are not fools. Any normal person can see that... this symbol is almost identical to the shape of the snake entwined with the cross that Yuan Zhinv had just drawn.

And Aki felt an even more creepy feeling in his heart.

Regarding the Portugal incident, Aki actually knew a lot of inside information that Lu Mingfei didn't know.

This is because the mission report of the Mans team was finally written by Aki. Therefore, Aki, who was responsible for writing the mission report, naturally came into contact with some files about this incident in the academy.

The confidentiality level of these files is very high. If Norma had not upgraded her level from "A-level student" to "A-level professor" because of the task report, she would never have access to these files under normal circumstances.

For Kassel College, the death of Father Bernardo remains a mystery to this day.

The statement made to the public was that after transforming into a dragon, Bernardo was hit head-on by the QLU06 sniper howitzer fired by Aki, his dragon body was shattered by shrapnel, and he died on the spot.

However, both Aki and Lu Mingfei knew that the dragon that was hit by the howitzer was the dragon that Father Bernardo raised. At that time, the priest himself had actually taken advantage of the chaos to escape to a nearby street.

However, the priest's intention to steal the truth was finally discovered by Lu Mingfei. He intercepted Father Bernardo on his way ahead of time. The two sides even had a fierce battle.

As expected, Bernardo gained the upper hand in the battle and eventually overpowered Lu Mingfei. However, just before he was about to execute Lu Mingfei, a bullet from the Philosopher's Stone suddenly pierced his head, killing him instantly.

Afterwards, Louis, the patriarch of the Valentine family and the little angel's uncle, claimed the warhead of the Philosopher's Stone.

The people of the Valentine family also noticed the abnormal behavior of Father Bernardo in recent times. When Lu Mingfei was chasing Father Bernardo, Louis also followed him in a helicopter.

Just when Lu Mingfei's throat was locked by Bernardo's scaly claws, at the critical moment, Louis used the AMP sniper rifle to shoot the bullet of the Philosopher's Stone. The bullet instantly penetrated Bernardo's head, and the penetrating bullet almost brushed against Lu Mingfei's temple.

If Louis' gun had been just a little off, his niece might have become a widow.

And Aki learned a follow-up story from those files that Lu Mingfei didn't know.

The Equipment Department of Kassel College - whose full name is "Institute of Alchemy and Scientific Engineering Applications" - performed an autopsy on Father Bernardo's body after his death.

The autopsy confirmed that the gunshot wound that pierced his head was his fatal injury, and the cause of death was the poison of the Philosopher's Stone. This crystal formed by pure spiritual elements is a deadly weapon for dragons.

However, what is strange, or even terrifying when you think about it carefully, is that the equipment department actually found two wounds in Father Bernardo's head caused by the bullets of the Philosopher's Stone.

One of them, of course, came from Louis Valentine...but what about the other one?

Aki knew that the academy had been investigating the source of the other warhead, but had not gained anything.

But if we combine the death message that Father Bernardo left for Lu Mingfei before his death, and the mysterious symbol that Yuan Zhinv saw in the underground hospital... Could it be that there is a same organization behind both parties supporting them in conducting human alchemy experiments? Just when Aki wanted to ask more, Lu Mingfei next to her spoke first, looking at Yuan Zhinv and said, "By the way, where is the underground hospital you sneaked into?"

"You want to investigate too?" asked Yuan Zhinv.

"Of course I won't do such a risky thing. Senior Sister Aki and I are still powerless students, and we are isolated and helpless in Tokyo."

Lu Mingfei shrugged and said, "The teachers from Kassel Academy will arrive in Tokyo tonight. If possible, I would like to report this matter to them. It is safest to let the academy investigate this matter."

Aki thought to himself, are you still powerless? Junior brother, your Word Spirit is stronger than most of the famous dragon slayers in history. The sequence of the Night Watch's "Word Spirit·Discipline" is not as high as yours. Looking at the history of dragon slayers that I know of, only the legendary dragon slayer Meinecke Cassel's "Word Spirit·Rhine" sequence number is slightly higher than yours.

"Your choice is right."

Yuan Zhinv smiled bitterly: "This matter may involve more people than we thought. I don't think we can solve it. You may not believe it, but in that underground hospital, I met a man called Doctor Chen... I actually felt a more terrifying pressure from him than General Wang."

"Even more terrifying than King General?" Lu Mingfei frowned. He certainly knew what kind of existence King General was to Yuan Zhinu.

"Yes." said Genji, "Just looking into those golden eyes, I felt like I was being stared at by a demon. That might be one of the most dangerous enemies I have ever seen in my life."

Humans are creatures that easily develop psychological shadows, just like if a person is bitten by a dog when they are young, they will be afraid of dogs for the rest of their lives; if a person is locked up in a small dark room when they are young, they will be afraid of the dark for the rest of their lives. And Wang Jiang is the psychological shadow that Yuan Zhinu will never get rid of. For Yuan Zhinu, he is almost like a nightmare.

But it was just such a nightmare... but Genjiro said that he met someone who was more terrifying than the king.

"So how did you finally escape from that underground hospital?" Aki asked.

"This is a long story..."

Yuan Zhinv said calmly, "Didn't I say before that many children of excellent bloodlines in the Sheqi family were locked up in that underground hospital? On the way to escape, I released all those children. During the chaos, Xiao Mu took me out of the ventilation duct. She had been waiting for me there."

"How did Ms. Sakurai get hurt?"

"He was hit by several bullets while escaping. I was also shot a few times, but Kogure's recovery ability is not as strong as mine. I have performed surgery on Kogure to remove the bullets. My wounds are almost healed now, but it will probably take some time for Kogure to recover."

After Yuan Zhinv finished speaking, she subconsciously turned her head to look.

Behind the Japanese-style sliding door, Sakurai Kogure was lying on a makeshift blanket made of shrine maiden costumes. There was nothing left in Kadori Shrine. The only thing that could be found were a few shrine maiden costumes that were prepared for the annual festival and were stored at the bottom of a box.

Kadori Shrine has a complete set of courses for training shrine maidens. Many parents who want their daughters to learn traditional culture will send their children into the mountains to attend a week-long shrine maiden class. During this week, they live and work like ancient shrine maidens, and walking around the town with lanterns in the evening to pray is also one of the procedures.

He even remembered that when he was a child, he wore the smallest shrine maiden costume, learned the sacrificial dance from the shrine maiden, and then danced for Gen Chisei to see. Those were memories from a long time ago.

"I have to take care of Xiao Mu here, so I can't leave for the time being." Yuan Zhinv said, "But I can tell you where the underground hospital is, and you can go investigate it yourself when the time comes."

"Okay." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Minamoto Chidori said: "There is a church hospital in Shinjuku called San Palais International Hospital. The underground hospital is built in the basement of this hospital. There is a secret door in the morgue, and you can reach the hospital through the secret door."

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The long grass under the wheels rustled in the wind, like the sound of waves in the sea.

The further the Hummer drove, the clearer the dragon-like curved roof of the Kadori Shrine became. Gen Chisei even imagined himself walking through the torii gate and on the wet uphill road leading to the shrine. On both sides of the road were stone Jizo carved from fine coal ore.

His father ordered him to continue searching for Eri, with no time limit. But Genji knew exactly where the time limit was. It was not the three days when Eri's bloodline could remain stable, but tonight.

The negotiation team of Kassel Academy will arrive in Japan on time at 12 o'clock tonight. It would be best if he could find Eri before 12 o'clock. Eri is the trump card that the family relies on the most, and it is also a secret that cannot be exposed to Kassel Academy.

Although the chances of Eri running away from home and meeting someone from Kassel Academy are not high, it is always safer to hold such a trump card in one's own hands... This is not only the love of an elder brother for his sister, but also a consideration for the interests of the entire family for the person who is about to succeed the head of the Snake Eight Families.

He glanced at the timer on the Hummer. It was already twelve o'clock noon, but he still had no idea what to do, like an ant confused by the pheromones all over the ground. The family had tried their best to find Eri for four days, but they didn't even see her shadow. He wanted him to find Eri within twelve hours? It was simply a fantasy.

Unless a miracle happens.

Unlike most Japanese, Gen Chisei was not a person who believed in so-called secular gods. He was a mixed-race person, and the only god that mixed-race people believed in was the king. The members of the Secret Party or the Temple of Solomon believed in the Black King, while they believed in the White King.

But for no reason, maybe it was a whim, or maybe he was really desperate, so he brought Crow, Yasha and Sakura back to the small town of Kadori where he grew up, to visit the Kadori Shrine and pray for the so-called miracle to appear.

The headlights briefly illuminated the "Kadogori Shrine" sign. Yabuki Sakura steered the Hummer along the winding mountain road. It had just rained a few days ago, and the rain and fog in the mountains evaporated slowly, and the mountain road was still a little muddy. Fortunately, the Hummer had top-notch off-road capabilities and drove through this dirt road in the mountains effortlessly.

The road becomes narrower the further you drive into the mountains, and there are gravels everywhere on the road. It's obvious that this place has been in disrepair for a long time, and it must have been a while since any vehicle passed by here.

However, as the Hummer drove up the mountain, they immediately saw a white Honda Accord parked at the end of the road.

"Is there anyone else coming here?" Yuan Zhisheng frowned.

"There were quite a few people living in this town a few years ago, right?" Yabuki Sakura replied, "Maybe they were just like you, and suddenly wanted to come back and see the place where they grew up?"

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(End of this chapter)